January26-30

1. Take the Benchmark tests today and tomorrow.
==Homework: finish and turn in letter to Japanese student AND look through the links below to learn more about the CRM and to choose a topic (I'll write it down tomorrow). ==


 * ==[|National Civil Rights Museum]==


 * ==[|Evolution of Black History - Interactive Timeline]==
 * ==[|Voices of Civil Rights]==
 * ==[|Places of the Civil Rights Movement]==
 * ==[|Africana Online]==
 * ==[|NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)]==
 * ==[|Sparticus--A great resource. Just make sure you choose an event or person from 1954-1970.]==
 * ==[|About.com--this is a great site with which to begin. It splits up all topics in three categories--events, organizations, and people.]==

Homework: Finish Japanese letters - Due FRIDAY!!!
===Read all of the details of the yellow CRM essay handout - fix the following due dates: Final drafts due on Thurs. 2/12 for people who want their essay to go into the Hershey Museum Contest; all others due Tues. 2/17 AND presentations 2/17 & 2/18 ===

Friday 1/30
===1. Use Powerlibrary to find good articles on your topic - print them!! You will need to read through them this weekend and mark the parts that have information you can use. Take notes using a strategy you have learned and can use easily - like double column notes or notecards.===